Bicyels Fork Breaks. a Cyclist Injured
Jack Shelland, 28, a resident of Liverpool-road. Ashfield, met with a serious accident this morning while coming into town to business, on a bicycle. When near the Broadway,…
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The Fork Broke Cyclist Severely Injured
While cycling in to business in the city from Ashfleld about 8 o'clock this morning. John Shallard, aged 32, a single man, met with serious injuries. When at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Nimrod's Return. Reaches New Zealand. Injured Men Landed. Wellington (N.z.)
The Nimrod, which conveyed the Shackleton party on its way to the Antarctic and King Edward VIL Land, arrived off Otago Heads this morning. It is understood that she will…
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A boiler maker named Daniel Deneby, 27, met with a fatal accident on Friday afternoon, at Messrs. Poole and Steele'iron foundry, Balmain, where "he was employed. While at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Quarry Accident. Foreman Shockingly Mutilated. Wollongong
An accident occurred at the Government quarry Port Kembla, resulting in the death of the foreman, Mr. John Cronan. A workman named Niland had a narrow escape Cronan…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Serious Mining Accident. Men Imprisoned by Fire. Failure of Heroic Rescue Efforts
LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--The timbering of the Hampstead colliery, near Birmingham, was set on fire by the overturning of some candles. Nine miners managed to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Sad Accident at Lindfield
Clarence Gospel, a lad, aged 13, residing at Lindfield, fell into a waterhole on Thursday, and sustained severe injuries to his spine. He was attending the Lindfield Public School, and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fatalities and Accidents. Boilermaker Killed
Daniel Dennoby (27), a boilermaker, employed at Messrs. Poole and Steele's iron foundry, Balmain, was struck by a chain attached to an overhead crane at the works yesterday. He was…
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Two young men, Charles Worley and Thomas Kemp. were drowned in the Goulburn weir. It is surmised that while they were swimming one got into difficulties, and the other went to his…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Railway Accidents. with Particular Reference" to Derailments. (To the Editor.)
Sir,—I not only agree with "Headlight's" suggestion, but I have advocated it for many years. A departmental inquiry is a [?] farce. An official is…
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While riding his. bicycle to work yesterday morning, Jack Shellar J (28), of Llverpool-road, Ashfleld, uct with a uasty accident. Coming along Farramalta-roacl, near Globe-road, Ula machine wont wrong, and Slicllard was thrown heavily on his head. The Civil Ambulance look him to…
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KIAMA, Monday.—Charles Blackball, assistant guard on the train from Kiama to Nowra, was washed off the rocks at Fryer's Cave, on Saturday, and drowned. He was in company…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Boating Fatality. Two Anglers Drowned. Newcastle
A party of men on a launch from Swansea wont across the channel at the entrance to lake Macquarie Heads to-day with the object of schnappor fishing. After fishing for some…
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BROKEN-HILL, Saturday.--This morning a miner, Joseph Thomas, bad a leg end his collarbone broken by a fall of ground in a stope at the 100ft. level, Block 14. He was bruised about the arms and head…
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John Shallard, 32, residing in Ashfield, was seriously injured on Saturday, through the front fork of his bicycle broaking, while he was riding to work. The Civil Ambulance…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Girl Seriously Injured
Mary Emslie, 7 years old, residing at Stockton, fell from a ladder reaching to the top of a scaffold, and sustaining a fracture of the skull. She was admitted to the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Drowning Fatalities. Fisherman's Sad Fate. a Dangerous Spot
KIAMA, Sunday.--A sad drowning fatality occurred shortly after 11 o'clock this morning about a mile south of Kiama, when Mr. Charles Blackball, guard on the train, running between…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Two Men Drowned. Capsize of a Launch
NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--A distressing fatality occurred this afternoon at the entrance to Lake Macquarie through the capsizing of a launch. Two men, Richard Taape, a miner, residing…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Brave Boy Drowned. a Man's Callousness. Melbourne
In endeavouring to rescue a companion, Henry C. Bolam, aged 10 years, was drowned in a dam at Talbot yesterday. At the inquest to-day a lad named Whittaker stated that he…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Collision in a Doorway. Unfortunate Run of Luck. Germanton
Mr. Quayle Hudson mot with a peculiar accident at his mother's residence, at Little Billabong, on Thursday night. Whilst proceeding hurriedly into the house he came…
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